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It’s starting to look more like the traditional budget season in Albany, as unions have stepped up their television attack ads of Governor Cuomo’s Tier VI pension plan.

Tommorrow, the AFL-CIO is going to release another powerful ad alleging that Cuomo’s plan would cut benefits to government workers by 40%. The ad also portrays the idea of a 401k option as another windfall for Wall Street at the expense of blue collar workers.

“We can’t forget that Wall St. misdeeds were responsible for the meltdown of our economy and that middle class New Yorkers have paid the price with their ...

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